Also taking effect on June 15 are new at-large board representatives Clay Bezenek of Ketchikan and Victor Jonesof Cordova. They join Kevin Adams, a Bristol Bay gillnetter who resides in Anchorage and Bruce Schactler a salmon and herring seiner of Kodiak, who were both re-elected to UFA at-large board seats. UFA’s four at-large board seats help represent the association’s 400 individual and lifetime members on the UFA Board.

“It is a privilege once again to be the UFA President. My concerns are access to the statewide fisheries, Board of Fish, and the Legislature. With our new Executive Committee and our new Executive Director, we can turn the corner to be a political powerhouse. I look forward to helping protect Alaska's fishing families, said incoming president McCune.